Natural Disaster Reconstruction Works

Find information on natural disasters the Shoalhaven has experienced in recent years, and Council's efforts to rebuild infrastructure and recover in the aftermath.

An aerial view of a large section of road that has slipped down a hill, causing a large rift in the road.
  • Project StatusConstruction
  • Last reviewed 19 February 2025

The latest

The Major Landslip Package 2022 is completed; delivery of 38 fully remediated landslips across 15 roads. Council thanks residents for their patience and understanding throughout the delivery of this project.

This project was jointly funded by the Australian Government and NSW Government under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

About the project

The Shoalhaven has experienced multiple natural disasters in the last five years. This has had a major impact on our communities through damage to properties, infrastructure and the environment. Council has undertaken works to rebuild damaged infrastructure across our network of 2,500 roads, bridges, stormwater culverts and flood levees.

The work required to rebuild infrastructure after a single disaster can take years to fully complete.

Current road repair works

Find current road repair and reconstruction works here.

View Natural Disaster Repair Works Listings

Natural disasters  

The Shoalhaven has been impacted by three (3) natural disasters in the 2023 - 2024 financial year. With back-to-back events council is working diligently to secure adequate funding for repair works whilst also working through immediate and necessary infrastructure repairs.

Find information on damages incurred and reconstruction works by calendar year.

2024

The Shoalhaven was declared a Natural Disaster Area 6 June 2024 (AGRN 1129) a severe weather and flooding event. Damages from this event are still being captured: 250 total damages have been recorded to date (as at 31 July 2024). Therefore, the damage bill repair estimate is not yet available. Council is currently working to secure funding to repair these wide-ranging damages.

The Shoalhaven was declared a Natural Disaster Area 7 April 2024 (AGRN 1119) a severe weather and flooding event. Damages from this event are still being captured; 310 total damages have been recorded to date (as at 31 July 2024). Therefore, the damage bill repair estimate is not yet available. Council is currently working to secure funding to repair these wide-ranging damages. 

Wide ranging damages to infrastructure includes flood levees, embankment, bridges, culvert/floodway, roads (sealed & unsealed), stormwater and emergency works.  

Below: Emergency cleanup works were required to provide access on Wattamolla Road.

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Find information on natural disaster road repair and reconstruction works on our Natural Disaster Repair Works Listings page.

The latest

20/6/2024 - Repair works from these events are either being scoped, in planning or in progress. 

16/04/2024 - Damage and road repair works following this event are significantly progressed on some of the hardest hit roads, Kangaroo Valley Road, Yalwal Road and Wattamolla Road.

08/04/2024 - Council's Natural Disasters team and crews in each district (Northern, Central, Basin and Southern) are working to provide access for residents as soon as is practicable and are planning repair works. Recovery works have started on Kangaroo Valley Road and Yalwal Road, with temporary access works on Yalwal Road planned Thursday 11 April to Friday 26 April 2024, weather permitting.

2023

2022

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